SWITCHED ON THIS WEEK… THE BEST BITS ON UK TV,

by Caren Clark of TV & Satellite Week Magazine

For the week Saturday 8 May to Friday 14 May

1. Stripperella Bravo Saturday 10.30pm NEW SERIES; Pamela Anderson lends her voice for this cheeky new animation about Erotica Jones, a stripper who has a natty sideline as a superhero. 

2. Football Diaries BBC2 Sunday 9pm NEW SERIES; As Euro 2004 looms nearer, this new documentary series offers insights into the Beautiful Game from the likes of England stars David James and John Terry through to determined chairmen, keen newcomers and long-suffering wives. 

3. Britney Spears E4 Sunday 8pm; This profile follows the pop princess from her Mickey Mouse Club days, through her Justin Timberlake period to her increasingly controversial image today.

4. Murphy's Law BBC1 Monday 9pm NEW SERIES;  James Nesbitt returns as undercover cop Tommy Murphy for a new run of the crime drama.  The opener finds him with very personal reasons for tracking down a murderer who is targeting the homeless.  Sir Antony Sher guests. 

5. Dead Ringers BBC2 Monday 9pm NEW SERIES;  Famous faces will be peeping out from behind their sofas to see if they are  next to be 'done' by the talented team of mimics who are back for a new  series. 

6. Firestorm:The Allied Bombing of Nazi Germany History Channel Monday 9pm, This controversial documentary asks whether the Allied aerial attacks on Germany in World War II were an example of essential wartime tactics, or a case of bitter revenge which caused needless civilian casualties. 

7. Aileen: Life and Death of A Serial Killer Channel 4 Monday 10pm; Following Charlize Theron's Oscar winning role as murderess Aileen Wuornos in Monster, this revealing film includes the last interview with Wuornos before her execution in 2002.  

8. Coupling BBC3 Monday 10.30pm NEW SERIES; As the fourth run of the relationship sitcom kicks off, Steve is having nightmares about the imminent patter of tiny feet and Patrick is torn between his love for Sally and getting home for a good night's sleep.

9. I Am Not An Animal BBC2 Monday 9pm NEW SERIES; Steve Coogan, Simon Pegg and Julia Davis are among the top comics providing the voices in this new animation about the world's only talking animals whose cushy life in a vivisection unit is shattered when they are freed by animal rights activists.  

10. World's Greatest Conspiracy Theories five Wednesday 9pm; From alien landings to sightings of Elvis, this one-off special looks at alleged coverups which range from the potty to the frighteningly plausible.

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